Purpose

To establish a fund to support key APA Programs:

Young Investor Awards

Scholarships to Annual Meetings

General fund for new programs that serve the APA mission.

The financial demands on the APA have increased along with its activities. Special Interest Groups (SIGs), regions and committees have extended their work beyond the annual meeting. APA programs have been limited by financial constraints. Our hope is for the APA Fund to be continuously renewed by member and corporate donations.

Program Descriptions

Fellow Scholarships

Beginning in 1998, the APA received financial support to bring fellows to the annual meeting. Over 100 fellows have been recipients of these funds. Our goal is to provide support for many more.

Research Networks

APA's Research Networks are practice-based research networks dedicated to advancing newborns' and children's health through research. CORNET is a practice-based research network composed of resident contunity clinics. BORN is the only pracitce-based research network dedicated to increasing the evidence base for care of term and late-term newborns.

Resident Scholarships

Our goal is to provide specific stipends annually for residents to attend the PAS meeting where they will experience the energizing activities of the APA, experiences that will stimulate interest in the clinical, research and teaching activities of academic generalists.

Young Investigator Awards

This program provides small grants (up to $10,000) to academic generalists in the earliest stages of their careers. Although there have been more than 500 applicant requests, only 42 awards have been made due to limited resources. Investigators have had 33 publications in peer-reviewed journals as a direct result of their funded projects.

How You Can Help

Support of the APA Fund is an important way to promote general academic pediatrics. It will enable us to expand our already successful programs.

Contributions may be directed to the endowment (only interest dollars will be spent), or to a program specific activity in which you have a particular interest. Donations may be made in one of several methods:

Individual gifts

Donations in the form of a memorial or tribute

Giving Options:

donation of appreciated stock

annual contribution

assignment of appreciated stock, real estate or cash to the APA as part of estate planning